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Cairn - burial cairn

Bargy Commons, County Wexford, Ireland

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Townland: Bargy Commons
County: Wexford
Country: Ireland
First-edition OS map: Skeater Rock
Latest-edition OS map: Skeater Rock
Coordinates: 52.29926, -6.57672
SMR number: WX042-007001-

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Located at the crest of the S-facing slope of the most south-western summit of Forth Mountain and close to Skeater Rock. A cairn of stones (diam. c. 30m) was removed in 1884 when a 'bowl food vessel' was discovered (Ffrench 1895). The cairn was completely removed and its precise location is not known (Culleton 1984, 33-4).
Archaeological testing (22E0169) by C. Moriarty c. 45m to the W produce no evidence of the cairn (excavations.ie 2022:024).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revision: 8 February 2016
Amended: 23 December 2022

References

Culleton, E. 1984 Early man in Co. Wexford: 5000 BC to 300 BC. Dublin, Agricultural Institute

Ffrench, Rev. J. F. M. 1895 Cinerary urn found near Wexford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland vol. 25, 384-6.

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